Saturday, 3 December 2016

London Emissions news & Latest London Bus Contract Awards

Simple technology swap boosts NOx removal from 35% to 85% on London city buses

In June, Amminex announced that it
has won a major order from the London bus operator Metroline Travel to replace
existing AdBlue® emissions technology on 55 vehicles with an Amminex
ASDS™ solution. Installations have now begun and the goal is to retrofit
five vehicles and finalize the entire project in only a few months from
now on the buses based at the Brentford (AH) Garage..

The buses are Volvo B9TL / Wrightbus Eclipse Gemini 2 type allocated to routes 237 (White City & Hounslow Heath), E2 (Greenford Broadway & Brentford) and E8 (Ealing Broadway Station & Brentford).
Prior to securing the contract, extensive testing has shown
that NOx reduction increases from approximately 35% to 85% simply by
swapping AdBlue® systems to ASDS™ with no changes done to the existing
catalyst or engine. This is primarily because the gaseous ammonia used
in Amminex' enhances NOx reduction performance with no compromises in
terms of extra fuel consumption. This makes it a fast, affordable and
also CO2 friendly way to instantly improve air quality in cities.
Engineering Director at Metroline, Ian Foster, confirms:“As a large fleet operator we see this system as the next step
forward in exhaust emission reduction, and a considerable improvement of
current urea based injection systems. When we upgraded from AdBlue® to
ASDS™ we got a major decrease in NOx emissions and the system is proving
extremely stable in terms of daily operation. Commonly recurring issues
with AdBlue®, such as the formation of solid deposits in the exhaust
system, has been completely eliminated.”

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